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moderation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'moderation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Moderation [ n.]
- The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.
- The state or quality of being mmoderate.
- Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.
- The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.

Meaning of 'moderation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . moderation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the action of lessening in severity or intensity
Example in sentence:
  • the object being control or moderation of economic depressions